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The idea of the CEO who kicks back, smoking cigars, and yelling “mush” couldn’t be further from the actual job. It’s an extremely demanding job title.
To those of you who have an aforementioned difficult job, I salute you. I hope you have found value and happiness in those fields.
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Vets have shockingly low job satisfaction. It’s mostly because of customers. They make life hell. Many don’t want to pay to fix animals and just euthanize the pet or let them suffer.
Others are annoyed with the ani...
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There are many poorly treated and abused animals that come into the office. The optics are very depressing and vets have a high rate of suicide. Their love for animals exposes them to the worst of humanity.
Even further, beco...
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One might think it involves lots of wine tasting, socializing, and beautiful sunsets across the landscape. It does. However, owning a vineyard is also, hands down, one of the most grueling professions.
What people think owning a vineyard is like:
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My parents own and operate Bleufrog Vineyards . I spend a lot of time visiting them and will attest that it is a seven-day-a-week job. There’s always something going on. They need to spray the vines or call a vendor or get labels fixed. They manage peo...
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Perhaps game design, more than any other profession, embodies the dichotomy between what people see and “what goes into it”. The industry is chaotic . You work long hours and are underpaid. It’s a damn shame because more than $4...
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I grew up in the 80s and 90s, in a golden age of console gaming. I didn’t know many boys who didn’t consider game design with awe. Our youthful naivete had us thinking that a game started out at 80% complete, and it was our job to play-test it until the end.
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I do a lot of ghostwriting for executives. My job is to help tell their story, either in book or article form. The more I learn, the more I feel bad for them.
Not one of the CEOs I’ve written for looks back fondly on the actual day-to-day CEO experience. They loved being CEO. But they hated...
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Deadlines constantly shift and are unrealistic. Managers ignore you. The jobs are very limited. The degree doesn’t transfer to many areas outside of game design. Many desig...
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